Kenora

Municipal elections are wrapping up in a number of communities in northwestern Ontario!

Results are in for the 2022 Municipal Election in Sioux Lookout.

Doug Lawrance has been acclaimed as Mayor. This will be Lawrance’s third term as Mayor of the community, after first being elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. He defeated former Mayor Dennis Leney for the seat.

“I’m expecting more of the same direction that we had. We’ll see the direction the new council will want to take. But I believe we’ll carry on doing what we’ve been doing and continue making progress,” said Lawrance, before council results were released.

Former forester Jack B. Harrison has been named as Dryden’s newest Mayor.

Harrison defeated former Councillor Shayne MacKinnon for the seat with 69 per cent of the community’s votes.

Voters in the City of Kenora have named Andrew Poirier has the city’s 9th Mayor.

“I’m feeling great,” said Poirier, who was celebrating the news at Bob’s Burgers. “Some surprises on council, but very happy.”

Poirier is well-seasoned in public administration, having over 30 years of experience. Before this current term, he held a seat on Council from 2003 – 2009. He says he plans to tackle social issues downtown as one of his top priorities. 

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness ended his media availability on Monday after experiencing dizzy spells and feeling unwell, the team confirmed.

Bowness, 67, returned to Winnipeg's bench Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He had tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Jets' season opener on Oct. 14. Associate coach Scott Arniel had assumed interim duties for Winnipeg.

It is Bowness' first season as the Jets bench boss after spending three years with the Dallas Stars. 

We regret to announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunty, niece, cousin and friend, Ginette Marie Lena Tew (Huard).

She was called home to be reunited with dad, on October 13, 2022 which brings us so much peace to know that they are together again.

She was predeceased by her husband, our dad, the love of her life since she was 14 years old, Glen Tew in 1996.  Being such a young widow, she missed him with all of her heart, every second of every day that passed since.  A beautiful example if what true love is.

Red Lake’s PureGold mine has stopped all operations and could be sold in the future.

The owner of the mine, Pure Gold Mining Inc. based out of Vancouver, says the company is suspending the mine’s operations and placing it on a care and maintenance status immediately, as the mine hasn’t been able to break even financially.

The 2022 Annual SIJHL Showcase has finished up, and the Sioux Lookout Bombers didn't disappoint in their first appearance. They went 2 and 0 beating the Fort Frances Lakers 4-1 on Friday, and 9-2 over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Saturday.

The Dryden GM Ice Dogs also went 2 and 0, doubling up on the Kam River Fighting Walleye 6-3, and clobbering the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets in an exhibition game 16-1 at Wessman Arena.

Members of the T.A. Saints’ Senior Boys Volleyball team are back from Thunder Bay with a silver medal.

Women's Place Kenora is benefitting greatly after a successful Halloween pub crawl. 

YPN Kenora organized a ticketed Witches Walk on Saturday, where over 100 people dressed up as witches and toured local businesses while supporting the local women's resource centre.

Today is the last day to vote in the 2022 Municipal Election!

Polls will close down by 8 p.m. tonight, and thanks to the new electronic voting system, staff say the region should know their new Mayors and Councillors by 8:15 p.m. or so.

Q104, KenoraOnline and DrydenNow will have tonight’s results online as soon as they’re available.